What percentage of people rent in Kewanee, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Kewanee, IL, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Kewanee, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,667 renting households against 3,752 that own their home.

In Kewanee, the share of households that rent went from 36.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 1,667 (±281)
Median renter income: $30,853 (±$9,954)

Who rents and who owns in Kewanee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kewanee	Henry County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±5.2 points)	20.1% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,667 (±281)	4,065 (±389)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,752 (±383)	16,207 (±413)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,853 (±$9,954)	$43,052 (±$4,035)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,130 (±$6,758)	$82,189 (±$4,568)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Kewanee, the renter share is higher than in Henry County (20.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Henry County, Kewanee ranks 3 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 483 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kewanee has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.1% (±4.1 points)	30.8% (±5.2 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$621 (±$56)	$797 (±$62)	+28.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,664 (±$3,328)	$50,886 (±$5,389)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kewanee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kewanee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kewanee	—	30.8% (±5.2 points)	—
Kewanee Township	2.4 mi	31.7% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wethersfield Township	3.3 mi	21.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Burns Township	6.1 mi	12.7% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Elmira Township	6.8 mi	14.5% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Galva Township	7.0 mi	20.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Neponset Township	7.4 mi	10.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Galva	7.6 mi	22.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Neponset	8.1 mi	9.9% (±7.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wethersfield Township, IL (21.6%), Burns Township, IL (12.7%), Elmira Township, IL (14.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Henry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Loraine Township	52.5% (±30.9 points)
2	Kewanee Township	31.7% (±6.0 points)
3	Kewanee	30.8% (±5.2 points)
4	Woodhull	30.5% (±8.7 points)
5	Clover Township	29.8% (±8.3 points)
6	Munson Township	26.1% (±21.0 points)
7	Geneseo	23.7% (±5.0 points)
8	Orion	23.0% (±7.7 points)
9	Annawan Township	22.7% (±7.5 points)

Showing 9 of 38 places in Henry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kewanee

How many renters are there in Kewanee?

Kewanee has an estimated 1,667 (±281) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kewanee?

In Kewanee, the share of households that rent went from 36.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kewanee?

A renting household in Kewanee has 2.1 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kewanee?

The median renting household in Kewanee, IL has an income of $30,853 (±$9,954) a year, against $57,130 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kewanee city, Illinois (place:39727, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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